Plural of reference
The word "references" is a correct and usable word in written English. You can use it when you are referring to someone or something that can provide evidence of a person's abilities, accomplishments, employment history, or qualifications, such as in a job application. For example, "Please provide three professional references on your resume.".
"I've read a series of glowing references on behalf of every one of you.
I came away feeling that if I wasn't already a Liberal Democrat, Nick's welcome references to sticking to our own values and beliefs may have been a tad confusing.
His painting includes references to Arabic calligraphy as well as western graffiti styles.
This seems strange, given that Isabel Allende, among others, has made many references to law-making as a Chilean obsession.
Ilsar performs with long-time musical collaborators Daniel Pliner (synths) and Josh Ahearn (electric bass) as the Sticks and their debut single, World Maps, is funky and weird, with references to vintage video game music.
Whether or not there was antisemitic intent behind the front page, the issue is complicated even further by the question of how far the Sun's readership will actually get the references.
"Nearly all of those references are used to call our client's success into question or to characterise her personally as difficult.
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Software Engineer at Adobe, UK